China successfully tests a “ghost space attack” weapon that can overwhelm an enemy’s missile defense systems before a nuclear attack

China has successfully tested a “ghost attack in space” – a new tactic to overwhelm and sabotage missile defense systems by sending false targeting signals from space.

Military engineers announced earlier this month that they ran a computer simulation and got positive results.

Tactics are designed to overwhelm the enemy based on the fact that a missile defense system can only handle a limited amount.

This can cause the enemy’s stockpile of weapons to be depleted, making them easier to destroy.

In the simulation, a ballistic missile was launched against an enemy that had anti-missile defense systems.

After passing through the atmosphere, the missile released three spacecraft with radio interference equipment that picked up signals from the enemy radar network and sent back dummy signals, successfully triggering enemy forces to launch an interceptor.

“Creating ghost tracks in space is extremely difficult,” the team wrote, according to the South China Morning Post.

“We’ve solved one of the biggest challenges…with intelligent design.”

The team was led by Zhao Yanli, a senior engineer at Unit 63891 of the People’s Liberation Army – a military agency based in central China’s Henan province that develops new technologies.

Dummy attacks are often used in combat to deplete the enemy’s supplies.

The team said the tactic had not previously been viable in space. Now the positive results of the simulation have given them hope to take the project to the next phase to address any technical challenges.

The researchers exploited a vulnerability in radar stations where signals can become blurred and overlap.

The spacecraft’s direction, speed and formation would be determined before launch and would be based on information received from the enemy’s radar station.

Tactics are designed to overwhelm the enemy, as a missile defense system can only handle a limited amount. On the photo: file image

After the launch of the rocket, the distance between the three spacecraft increased over time and the accuracy of the dummy signals changed.

The number of spacecraft released by the rocket could increase, according to the researchers more devices can lead to more ghost signals to confuse the enemy.

However, the phantom power study raised fears that such technology could trigger an aggressive nuclear reaction.

China has significantly fewer nuclear weapons than the US and Russia, and the government has invested heavily in developing alternative technologies, such as methods to attack missile defense systems.